Basic Skills: Resources for Librarians
What do managers do?
"The Accidental Supervisor," by Pat Tunstall. Public Libraries 45, no. 3 (May/June 2006): 50-7.
"A good boss," Sally in Libraryland, by Sally Decker Smith. Illinois Library Association Reporter v. 28 no. 3 (June 2010) p. 24-5.
Staffing in the Small Public Library: An Overview, by Elizabeth Bliss. Rural Libraries, 26(1), 7-28.
Kingdomality Medieval Vocational Profile
13 Tools for Resolving Conflict in the Workplace, with Customers and in Life
Coaching in the Library
"Checklist for new employee orientation." Library Personnel News 13, no. 1-2 (Spring/Summer 2000): 15-16.
Interview Subjects. Department of the Interior. Office of Human Resources.
Employment Law in Nebraska
Can My Boss Do That?
Appleton Public Library Personnel Policy
Employment and Labor Laws. Business.gov "These resources will help you understand federal and state labor laws, which ones apply to you, and how to comply."
Contra Costa County Library New Employee Training Program
Library Personnel. Massachusetts Public Library Trustees Handbook. Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
Library Job Descriptions
Staff Educational Development. New London [WI] Public Library.
Volunteers and Community Service Policy. Waupaca [WI] Public Library.
New to Volunteer Management. Here's a Brief Overview. Nonprofit Leadership 601
HR Information: Resource Guide. Nebraska State Personnel Division.
A Toolkit for Women Seeking a Raise
Why Is Her Paycheck Smaller?
Ten Employment Myths
Volunteer ManagementVolunteers can be your organization's greatest asset, as they significantly increase your capacity to serve the community. In this online tutorial, explore ways to provide meaningful service opportunities for volunteers; recruit volunteers with diverse skills and interests; and celebrate your volunteers' service. Learn to understand your volunteers so that you can support them in service roles where they will be successful and bring about real change in the community
Library Volunteer Program. Fairfax County, Virginia
Nebraska Employment Laws. FindLaw
"Creating an Effective New Employee Orientation Program," by Karen Wallace. Library Leadership & Management, Fall 2009. Vol. 23, no. 4, pp.168-76 .
"The Generational Divide: World of Work Survey Encourages Collaboration," by Eileen Mullan. EContent 31, no. 9 (November 2008): 16-17.
"Keeping Conflict in Perspective," from Unlikely Teachers: Finding the Hidden Gifts in Daily Conflict, by Judy Ringer. 2006.
Summary of Drive, by Daniel Pink.
Thomas Kilman Conflict Mode Instrument
Six Tips to Managing Workplace Conflict
Managing Conflict in the Workplace
Dealing With Conflict
Conflict Resolution
Workplace-Conflict:-FAQs----An-Interview-with-Judy-Ringer
Assigned Readings:
"Delegating work: the most crucial skill a manager needs to learn." Library Personnel News 14, no. 2 (Spring 2001): 4.
How (and Why) to Stop Multitasking
How Smart Leaders Talk About Time
Program and Project Management Methods, Models and Theories. 12MANAGE
Avoid the Blindside Syndrome. Inotivity on Creative Framing.
